B group patients. All patients will receive the standard pharmacological treatment for the operation. Acetaminophen (maximum 3g/day) during all seven days after surgery and patients will be treated with acupuncture the first day after surgery and thirty minutes before the surgical procedure

acetaminophen and acupuncture
Acupuncture

All patients will receive acetaminophen (maximum 3g/day) for all seven days after surgery and will receive acupuncture treatment at first day after performing surgery and thirty minutes before operation

Additional Information

The aim of the study was to evaluate if acupuncture may reduce intraoperative ULTIVA
(remifentanil) consumption and post operative pain measured with VAS, italian version Mc
Gill Questionnaire Pain and drug consumption (acetaminophen daily consumption). The study
involve patients who underwent thyroid surgery randomised in two groups. A group patients
treated with drugs and B group patients treated with drugs and acupuncture.Acupuncture
related risk are pain, faint and haematoma.The study will be done in Padova University
Hospital (Endocrine Unit.Primary end point will be VAS pain and secondary end points ULTIVA
consumption, post operative pain measured with italian version of Mc Gill Questionnaire Pain
and acetaminophen daily intake

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated in February 2014.